Photography and Philosophy
Subtitle: Essays on the Pencil of Nature (New Directions in Aesthetics)
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; Blackwell Pub.
Published: March 21, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9781405139243
Subjects: Photography & Photographs; Esthetics; Photography; Photo Techniques; Criticism; Photography / Criticism; Aesthetics; General; Philosophy; Photography, Artistic
Description: This book takes an up-to-date look at the issues of photographic truth, objectivity, and realism. It tests the limits on what can ethically be done with a camera and examines the fundamental differences between photographic and non-photographic artwork. Unlike the numerous texts devoted to the subject of Film Theory, this collection contains essays specifically about the art form of still photography and the broader theoretical questions it raises.